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• A.E. Barit
  ...] from 1936 to 1954 when Hudson merged with Nash Motors to form [[American Motors Corporation]]. Barit served on the Board of AMC following the merger of th ...tors by the Fisher family—founders of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] [[Fisher Body]] division.
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• Shirō Nakamura
  ...10, he was ranked by Fast Company in their list of ''The 100 Most Creative People'' at #4. ...as, effectively, the Chief of Design for both the Japanese company and its American luxury off-shoot [[Infiniti]]. Along the way, he penned the [[Infiniti FX45
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• Lifan
  ...mobile]] manufacturer in Chongqing, a provincial-level municipality of the People's Republic of China. They also make the Lifan 320, 520 and 620 compact [[se ...es by 2010, but no official announcements have been made. In February 2008 American Insurance Group (AIG) bought 25% of the stock in Lifan China.
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• Charles Warren Nash
  In 1910, he was hired as general manager of [[General Motors]] (GM). He took over a debt-ridden company suffering losses and increased p Nash, who took control of General Motors in 1910 from William Durant, was now fired by him when Durant regained cont
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• William C. Durant
  ...eer of the United States [[automobile]] industry, the founder of [[General Motors]] and [[Chevrolet]] who created the system of multi-brand holding companies ...anged the incorporation by proxies of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] and quickly thereafter sold stock, and with the proceeds acquired [[Oldsm
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• Fisher Body
  ...obile]] [[coachbuilder]], now part of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. ...all closed bodies for [[Cadillac]], and also built for [[Buick]]. General Motors bought 60% of the company in 1919 before integrating it entirely as an in-h
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• North American International Auto Show
  ...r]], [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]], and [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]]. ...$6 million. 35,711 tickets were sold for the industry preview representing people from 24 countries in 2005 and 6,897 credentialed press from 63 countries. O
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• Locomobile
  ...class Americans clamoured for the latest technology. Salesmen, doctors and people needing quick mobility found them useful. Several thousand of the steam bug In 1922 Locomobile was acquired by [[Durant Motors]], which continued using the Locomobile brand name for their top-of-the-lin
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• HUMMER
  ...sold by [[Motors Liquidation Company]] (the company left over from General Motors' bankruptcy, aka the old GM). The original [[Hummer H1]] was based on the ...t will acquire the Hummer brand pending government approvals. However, the People's Republic of China rejected the deal on February 24, 2010, and GM has deci
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• Chrysler LLC
  ...nd transaction costs. Cerberus has already signed on numerous ex-Chrysler people as advisers, including [[Tom Gale]], the designer who oversaw the original ...Chairman and President of Chrysler LLC. Press will be in charge of North American Sales, International Sales, Global Marketing, Product Strategy, and Service
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• Motorama
  ...ama''' was an [[auto show]] staged by [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]] from 1949 to 1961. These automobile extravaganzas were designed to whet .... Between the New York City venue and the Boston extension, nearly 600,000 people saw the show. Seven "special" Cadillacs were exhibited including, inter ali
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• Chery Automobile
  ...瑞汽车; English pronunciation: [ˈʃɛɹiː]) is an [[automobile]] manufacturer in People's Republic of China. In Pinyin it is "Qirui" and its English translation sh ...2004 due to rising tension between Chery and its other partners [[General Motors]] and [[Volkswagen]]
  8 KB (1,263 words) - 12:43, 11 February 2009
• Robert Lutz
  ...A. "Bob" Lutz''' (born February 12, 1932) is a vice chairman at [[General Motors Company]]. On July 10, 2009 Chairman [[Fritz Henderson]] announced that Lu ...Week]]|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/businessweek/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=1090426&symbol=GM|year=2008|accessdate=2008-04-17}}</re
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• Victor G. Reuther
  ...ke the labor movement a powerful force in the lives of millions of working people around the world. His older brother Walter became the president of the [[Un ...ere occupying the factories. Reuther was 24 years old at the time. General Motors (GM) workers in Flint took action, and the strike eventually spread to ove
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• Willys
  ...rand name used by the United States [[automobile]] company Willys-Overland Motors, best known for its production of military and civilian [[Jeep]]s, during t ...oration to act as his holding company. In 1919 he acquired [[Duesenberg]] Motors Corporation with a plant in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The New Jersey plant w
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• Alfred P. Sloan
  ...a long-time president and chairman of [[General Motors Corporation|General Motors]].<ref name=NYT1/> ...th [[United Motors Corporation]] which eventually became part of [[General Motors Corporation]]. He became Vice-President, then President (1923), and finally
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• Mahindra & Mahindra Limited
  ...l of local content under license from [[Kaiser Jeep]] and later [[American Motors]] (AMC). M&M employs around 11,600 people and has eight manufacturing facilities spread over 500,000 square meters. I
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• LaSalle
  The '''LaSalle''' was an automobile product of [[General Motors Corporation]], and sold as a companion marque of Cadillac from 1927 to 1940 ==General Motors Companion Make Program==
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• Franklin
  ...car had a huge advantage in cold weather, and Franklins were popular among people, such as doctors, who needed an all-weather machine. The limitation of air- The company (Air Cooled Motors of Syracuse) was bought after World War II by [[Preston Tucker]]. The flat,
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• Ken Tyrrell
  ...came a timber merchant; as a result, he is sometimes [[List of motorsports people by nickname#C|known as]] "Chopper".<ref name="Setright1"/> In 1952,<ref nam ...ed unable to work out the problems, an odd failure, given [[British Racing Motors|BRM]] (not noted for success in F1) had no trouble with theirs.<ref name="S
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